Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
28 April 2026
Today’s briefing features an AI method to identify bowel cancer drug patients and an online pharmacy sponsoring ITV panel show Loose Women.
News
Medical device supplier Medtronic hit with cyber attack
28 April 2026
Medical device supplier Medtronic has been hit with a cyber attack that led to unauthorised access to some of its IT systems.
Portsmouth Hospitals awarded Ā£100k for renal care app study
27 April 2026
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has been awarded almost Ā£100k to explore how an app could improve kidney care for patients.
Dartford and Gravesham goes live with digital maternity system
27 April 2026
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has gone live with the K2 Maternity Information System, delivered by Harris Health Alliance.
GP practice outages caused by IT firewall issue
27 April 2026
A network outage which disrupted access to clinical systems at several GP surgeries was caused by an issue with the practices’ IT firewalls.
Cost of Northern Ireland’s digital care record rises to Ā£400m
24 April 2026
The cost of implementing a digital records system for Northern Irelandās health trusts has soared to Ā£400 million.
Sheffield introduces surgical robot to advance cancer care
24 April 2026
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has unveiled a new robotic-assisted surgery system to advance cancer care.
Virtual ward created for atrial fibrillation patients in Leicester
24 March 2022
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has become one of the first in the UK
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole is to introduce text reminders
24 March 2022
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is bringing back its text reminder service to
Specops confirmed as Digital Healthās cyber security hub sponsor
23 March 2022
Password management and authentication solution vendor, Specops, has been confirmed as the new sponsor of
MeeToo mental health app shows positive results in study
23 March 2022
The MeeToo mental health support app has been positively evaluated in a study published by
You & Type 2 diabetes project helping to transform patient experiences
22 March 2022
The You & Type 2 pathway has proven to be a success so far in
